Category: Tips & How Tos
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How to Stop Puppies From Eating Poop
While this is a disgusting topic, it is one that must be discussed nonetheless. Canines have a wide variety of despicable tendencies, and unfortunately eating feces is one of them. But with a few helpful tips, you can learn how to break the bad habit and keep your pup occupied with better objects of focus…
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Tips to Keeping a Pet’s Ears Healthy
Failing to clean a pet’s ears is a mistake many pet owners make. While it might not seem like an important priority, roughly 20% of dogs will suffer from a painful and damaging ear infection at some point in their lives. Water seeping into the ear after a bath, or getting caught in the rain…
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5 Picnic Tips for Pet Owners
It is that season again, where the snow is melting, rain is falling and bringing beautiful flowers to the hillsides and parks. When the weather warms up, many families like to take the fun outdoors and have picnics with their pets. While this might seem like a straight forward kind of outing, there are several…
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How to Train a Cat to Use a Toilet
Most litter boxes have a tendency to stink up the home if they are not cleaned regularly. One of the most unpleasant jobs as a pet owner is having to deal with animal waste (which can even be downright dangerous if you are pregnant). Imagine a world where the only involvement you would have with…
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Life Hacks for Balancing Pet Parenthood and A Social Life
After long work days, sometimes the only thing we want to do is come home and have quality time with our pets. This is totally normal. But for some people, a line gets crossed and what was a reasonable amount of time to devote to a pet becomes extreme, causing other facets of life and…
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Pain Management For Pets
Watching a child or an animal suffer is one of the most helpless feelings a care-giver can experience. Fortunately, the reality is that when pain kicks in, there are many treatment options available that can offer support for ailing cats and dogs, whatever the source of their agony might be. Here are some helpful tips…
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5 Litter Box Mistakes Cat Owners Make
When it comes to picking the right litter box for your cat, there are a number of variables that can cause difficulties with the “process of elimination,” as it were. If your cat seems to have trouble acclimating to the litter box you have appointed, or simply won’t use his litter box at all, here…
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Creative ID Tags for Pets
We always recommend that people not only microchip their pets, but that they put identification collars on them as well. Most ID tags include the pet’s name and the contact number of their owner. But why not have a little fun and change up the standard look for a funky way to set your fur-baby…
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Home Grooming Tips for Long-Haired Cats
Cats make grooming look effortless. But the human involvement required with keeping a feline’s coat and physical appearance intact is far more hands-on and challenging than simply licking one’s fur into place. Here are some helpful tips about grooming a long-haired cat’s coat. Tips for Grooming Long-Haired Cats At Home Handling: If you don’t get…
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How to Stop a Dog From Jumping Up
Of all the frustrating little canine quirks that exist, jumping up seems to be one of the most common complaints of dog owners. Nothing muddies up nice pants like puppy paws planting down on a human’s legs. When barking, running and tail-wagging don’t seem to get our attention, trying to get as close to our…